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Looking for a copy of the film and nothing more? Here you go. Choose DVD and it will ship within 72 hours, or get the Digital Download in high definition immediately; we'll send you an updated receipt with a download link then.

Physical DVD $16.98
HD Digital Download Only $12.99

Soundtrack Bundle

This bundle includes a download of the film's soundtrack, which includes songs from the original Source Family bands as well as later incarnations of those original groups.

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+DVD or HD Download +Sticker +Soundtrack

With Physical DVD $30.00
With HD Digital Download $26.00

Book Bundle

Read the cult-classic book that inspired the film. Written by Isis Aquarian and Electricity Aquarian and edited by director Jodi Wille.

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+DVD or HD Download +Sticker +Book

With Physical DVD $40.00
With HD Digital Download $36.00

T-shirt Bundle

To honor the premiere of our documentary, Rotter and Friends repressed their Holy Ya Ho Wha 13 T-shirt from '09 and have provided us with some to sell direct to you (designed and manufactured in Brooklyn, NY).

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•Original Source Family music curated by David Nuss (of No Neck Blues Band and Sabbath Assembly) and performed by Matt Sweeney, Sophia Knapp, Spencer Yeh, Rachel Mason, Damon McMahon and Amen Dunes, Gordon Roecker, and the improv group Georgia

4/29 - AN EVENING OF SOURCE FAMILY FILM RARITIES

Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn

Featuring never-before-seen home movies public access clips from The Source Family archives and discussion with family archivist Isis Aquarian, Electricity Aquarian, and directors of the Source Family Doc Maria Demopoulos and Jodi Wille

IFC Center, West Village, New York

press

“…a perfect mix of ingredients for an exceptionally compelling documentary…"

“....a surreal – and sometimes painfully wide-eyed – glimpse at that moment in history before irony killed the hippie.”

“...engrossing...a great feat..."

“...outrageously spaced out drama..."

“Anyone who’s ever had even the smallest bit of interest in cults and/or group mentality should find an abundance of gold in the new documentary The Source, from gifted filmmakers Jodi Wille and Maria Demopoulos.”

“…extraordinary..."

“Unearthing a decent sample of these former members, as well as a wealth of archival film and photographs, the directors elicit testimony that’s diversely sharp, spacey, nostalgic and heartbreaking."

“A captivating look at what had to be the most earnest (and most photogenic) cult of the 1970s."

“...a strange and beautiful parable about the rise, fall and surprisingly influential afterlife of a '60s love cult."

“Such a pure expression of an archetypal 1970s psychedelic subculture that it feels like an ornate and elaborate invention.”

“...a very agreeable entertainment."

“Beginning with a minute-and-a-half slow zoom into Yod's intense eyes, the movie does not pass judgment from 2013, but rather tries to show how it all made sense in 1973.”

“We know how this story is supposed to end, and yet we’re wrong about that…an oddly affirmative and sympathetic portrait of the disciples, if not the guru, during an era when many were casting about for alternative forms of spirituality.”

“THE SOURCE FAMILY is not a film about a cult — it is a fascinating attempt at humanizing those who have been a part of them.”

“A fantastic insider’s look into a common American phenomenon: the free love alternative utopian society.”

“Tells the story of the family's origin and demise using interviews with ex-members and a wealth of super 8 films and still-photos from the community itself…a fascinating, intimate and often startling film that explores the transition from utopia to cult without condescending to provide easy answers.”

“Skillfully composited from archival footage and interviews with both insiders and outsiders…Riveting.”

about

The Source Family was a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. Their outlandish style, popular health food restaurant, rock band, and beautiful women made them the darlings of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip; but their outsider ideals and the unconventional behavior of their spiritual leader, Father Yod, caused controversy with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise.

Years later, former family members surface and the rock band reforms, revealing how their time with Father Yod shaped their lives in the most unexpected ways.

THE SOURCE provides an intimate, insiders’ view at this incredible group of people through their own archival photos, home movies, audio recordings, and contemporary interviews with members of the family. Serving as a highly personal, insider’s guide to the counter-culture movement of the early 70’s, the film is inspired by the cult-classic book The Source: The Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13, and The Source Family (Process Media) which was written by Isis Aquarian and Electricity Aquarian and edited by director Jodi Wille.